14 vials of blood????

holy moly! ! ! i know they take a lot of blood samples during pregnancy but i never had that many taken from me in one sitting.... i definitly did not at the beginining of my last pregnancy and that was only about a year and a half ago..... will they need to take more than this in any of my next visits? i opted to get the genetic screening done at 11-13 weeks... is this why i had so much blood drawn? i opted out of that screening with my last pregnancy

holy moly! ! ! i know they take a lot of blood samples during pregnancy but i never had that many taken from me in one sitting.... i definitly did not at the beginining of my last pregnancy and that was only about a year and a half ago..... will they need to take more than this in any of my next visits? i opted to get the genetic screening done at 11-13 weeks... is this why i had so much blood drawn? i opted out of that screening with my last pregnancy

Last time I got my blood taken they took 4 vials - and I was like "wow, that's lots!" and then the lady explained to me that the 4 vials combined had less than a Tablespoon of blood. They just look big, apparently it's not actually that much.

Last time I got my blood taken they took 4 vials - and I was like "wow, that's lots!" and then the lady explained to me that the 4 vials combined had less than a Tablespoon of blood. They just look big, apparently it's not actually that much.

I had the same thing when I went in a week and a half ago and they took 15 vials of blood. I felt the same way you did, but I also opted for genetic testing. I got some results back, but don't see the doctor until Thursday to find out the rest. Good luck!

I had the same thing when I went in a week and a half ago and they took 15 vials of blood. I felt the same way you did, but I also opted for genetic testing. I got some results back, but don't see the doctor until Thursday to find out the rest. Good luck!

they took twelve from me and i said something to the doctor, because i thought it was quite alot. she said it really wasnt that much. my biggest concern was gettin lightheaded while having to drive home, but everything was fine. i also opted out of the testing.

they took twelve from me and i said something to the doctor, because i thought it was quite alot. she said it really wasnt that much. my biggest concern was gettin lightheaded while having to drive home, but everything was fine. i also opted out of the testing.

I was a lab tech, and use to draw pre-natal labs everyday and we took 7 vials for a "normal" pregnancy, but we had woman on ocasion that we had to take more.....but 14 they had to have added in some extras there to check maybe your vitamin levels or other hormone levels, i have seen that before. But the typical panel includes, RPR (STD), Rubeola, HCG, Progeterone, HIV, Hepatitis B, CBC (complete blood count, check for anemia)....but they can draw for cystic fibrosis at the time too, then if you do the Alpha feta protein marker that has to be done between 15-18 weeks i beleive, but most woman came to us at exactly 16 weeks.

And yes when we take blood, it really isnt as much as it looks, i know its intimidating, but if they take a short tube of bood, its only 3 ml's of blood, a tube thats a little longer thats 5 ml's and if its a really fat tube like a permanant marker thats a 9ml tube...and even that one come out to be about a tablespoon worth of blood. but like always if you have question about what they took, you always have a right to ask, its your blood and no one can draw it without your permission.

I was a lab tech, and use to draw pre-natal labs everyday and we took 7 vials for a "normal" pregnancy, but we had woman on ocasion that we had to take more.....but 14 they had to have added in some extras there to check maybe your vitamin levels or other hormone levels, i have seen that before. But the typical panel includes, RPR (STD), Rubeola, HCG, Progeterone, HIV, Hepatitis B, CBC (complete blood count, check for anemia)....but they can draw for cystic fibrosis at the time too, then if you do the Alpha feta protein marker that has to be done between 15-18 weeks i beleive, but most woman came to us at exactly 16 weeks.

And yes when we take blood, it really isnt as much as it looks, i know its intimidating, but if they take a short tube of bood, its only 3 ml's of blood, a tube thats a little longer thats 5 ml's and if its a really fat tube like a permanant marker thats a 9ml tube...and even that one come out to be about a tablespoon worth of blood. but like always if you have question about what they took, you always have a right to ask, its your blood and no one can draw it without your permission.

Hey thanx ladies! the lab tech did tell me its not as much as it looks like, but i was just wondering why so many vials, i didnt get that with the first pregnancy....i have a normal pregnancy too... i dont know... i think they did do the cystic fibrosis but maybe they did so many because of the genenic screening coming up.... ? oh well i will ask at my next visit... i was just affraid they were running extra blood work because they thought something may be wrong?

Hey thanx ladies! the lab tech did tell me its not as much as it looks like, but i was just wondering why so many vials, i didnt get that with the first pregnancy....i have a normal pregnancy too... i dont know... i think they did do the cystic fibrosis but maybe they did so many because of the genenic screening coming up.... ? oh well i will ask at my next visit... i was just affraid they were running extra blood work because they thought something may be wrong?

Yeah they took 14 from me too. The Vampire Tech (thats what I call them... Sorry, lol) noticed it was prenatal. He asked me why they were doing so many and was really shocked when I replied with an "I dunno... Your the vampire, you tell me" then he laughed. But they all know me, I was such a good sport, I got a dora band aid and a lollipop, lol

Yeah they took 14 from me too. The Vampire Tech (thats what I call them... Sorry, lol) noticed it was prenatal. He asked me why they were doing so many and was really shocked when I replied with an "I dunno... Your the vampire, you tell me" then he laughed. But they all know me, I was such a good sport, I got a dora band aid and a lollipop, lol

I just had my blood work done on Friday. Â I had 7 vials taken and I thought that was a lot because I've never needed blood work before but I guess it wasn't so bad after all! Â My question is, does your doctor usually call you with the results or how does that work? Â I don't have my next appointment until the 22nd and that is for my ultrascreen. Â

I just had my blood work done on Friday. Â I had 7 vials taken and I thought that was a lot because I've never needed blood work before but I guess it wasn't so bad after all! Â My question is, does your doctor usually call you with the results or how does that work? Â I don't have my next appointment until the 22nd and that is for my ultrascreen. Â

i was wondering the same thing... do they call with results? and if they do how long does it usually take to hear back... i am assuming they will probably just go over the results at the next apt. if everything is fine.... i think that is what i remember from the last pregnancy

i was wondering the same thing... do they call with results? and if they do how long does it usually take to hear back... i am assuming they will probably just go over the results at the next apt. if everything is fine.... i think that is what i remember from the last pregnancy

Usually the tech has to tell you what tests are being run, becasue they have to ask your permission to draw the blood and run those tests in the first place. But usually the blood doesnt take any longer than a week to come back but thats even on the long side, most of the results are back in 3 days....OH and I forgot one test they do is your ABORH wich is your blood type and antibodys to make sure your not RH- to have rhogram shots. If there was something they were looking for specificaly they have to ask and notify you....If someone draws your blood against your wishes it is actually assult/abuse...and it can be charged so they should have told you before they drew you. always ask what the tests are and they are required by law to tell you what they are looking for, and if they say i dont know, make them find out!!! Any good vampire :) who knows what they are doing will know their tests.

Usually the tech has to tell you what tests are being run, becasue they have to ask your permission to draw the blood and run those tests in the first place. But usually the blood doesnt take any longer than a week to come back but thats even on the long side, most of the results are back in 3 days....OH and I forgot one test they do is your ABORH wich is your blood type and antibodys to make sure your not RH- to have rhogram shots. If there was something they were looking for specificaly they have to ask and notify you....If someone draws your blood against your wishes it is actually assult/abuse...and it can be charged so they should have told you before they drew you. always ask what the tests are and they are required by law to tell you what they are looking for, and if they say i dont know, make them find out!!! Any good vampire :) who knows what they are doing will know their tests.

Vampira took 9 from me last week.Â Called this AM and had forgotten to request a specific profile.Â Oh well.Â Tomorrow I go in for another vampira visit.Â Maybe I can convince them to do a quick Doppler check again.Â A poke for a listen I think it's a fair exchange.Â

I told my nurse that I could run several full panels on less than 2 tubes of blood for my patients (dogs, cats, ferrets, birds) and that they should be more resourceful.Â Geez. We can also get our results back in 24 hours not 5 days.Â Grr...

Vampira took 9 from me last week.Â Called this AM and had forgotten to request a specific profile.Â Oh well.Â Tomorrow I go in for another vampira visit.Â Maybe I can convince them to do a quick Doppler check again.Â A poke for a listen I think it's a fair exchange.Â

I told my nurse that I could run several full panels on less than 2 tubes of blood for my patients (dogs, cats, ferrets, birds) and that they should be more resourceful.Â Geez. We can also get our results back in 24 hours not 5 days.Â Grr...

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